| South Western Ghats Moist Deciduous Forests |
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| CATEGORIES ABOUT SOUTH WESTERN GHATS MOIST DECIDUOUS FORESTS | |
| ecoregions in india | |
| indomalaya | |
| tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests | |
| global 200 ecoregions | |
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SETTING The ecoregion has an area of 23,800 square kilometers (9,200 square miles). It includes the southern ranges of the Western Ghats, including the Agastyamalai and Anamalai , and the eastward spurs of the Nilgiri Hills and Palni Hills . The forests of Wayanad in northern Kerala mark the transition to the North Western Ghats Moist Deciduous Forests to the north. To the west, the Malabar Coast Moist Forests ecoregion lies in the coastal strip between the 250 meter contour and the Malabar Coast . To the east, the ecoregion transitions to the South Deccan Plateau Dry Deciduous Forests ecoregion in the drier Rain Shadow of the Western Ghats. It surrounds the South Western Ghats Montane Rain Forests ecoregion, which lies above 1000 meters elevation. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINK South Western Ghats moist deciduous forests (World Wildlife Fund) |
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